WESLACO, Feb. 3 - Dr. Jorge Vanegas, dean of the college of architecture at Texas A&M University, is trying to find a corporate partner who can help with the purchase of dozens of i-Pads for promotoras.

HIDALGO, Jan. 20 - State Rep. Richard Peña Raymond is holding a meeting at the state Capitol on Monday to find out more about the rollout of managed care in South Texas.

EDINBURG, Jan. 11 - The South Texas/RGV Diabetes Initiative is holding a one-day summit at the University of Texas-Pan American today.

WESLACO, Jan. 4 - Knapp Medical Center has taken care of your fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters. Your children and grandchildren were born in the facility. Your aunts and uncles work there.

WESLACO, Jan. 2 - The directors of Knapp Medical Center are taking out a full page ad in a local newspaper tomorrow to explain why they believe the sale of the hospital is a good idea.

WESLACO, Dec. 29 - There have been plenty of accusations and counter accusations in the fight for control of Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco.

McALLEN, Dec. 28 - Starting on March 1, 2012, the roll out of managed care by five HMOs in a ten county region of South Texas, from Maverick County to Cameron County, will begin.

WESLACO, Dec. 28 - There were hours of riveting commentary from the public inside a packed Weslaco City Hall on Tuesday evening on the state of affairs at Knapp Medical Center.

HARLINGEN, Dec. 8 - Harlingen attorney Manny Vela is taking over as president and CEO of Valley Baptist Health System, the company announced Thursday.

AUSTIN, Nov. 29 - Jesus Navarro traveled to Austin for Monday’s public hearing on Managed Care’s expansion to South Texas. Navarro represents the Texas Healthcare Advocacy Association.

AUSTIN, Nov. 23 - A border legislator will chair a hearing at the state Capitol in Austin next week that will look at the controversial introduction of health maintenance organizations into South Texas.

McALLEN, Oct. 8 - A key figure in public health in South Texas says he fears for the security of the nation once the Early Warning Infectious Disease Surveillance program ends.

EDINBURG, Sept. 16 - State Rep. Armando ‘Mando’ Martinez is inviting physicians, adult day care providers, and home health providers to a meeting with Texas Health and Human Services Commissioner Tom Suehs.

McALLEN, August 3 - The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has announced tentative contract awards to five health maintenance organizations for the provision of Medicaid and CHIP services in the South Texas border region.

HARLINGEN, July 25 - State Rep. Eddie Lucio III is to host a regional stakeholders meeting in the near future to see where things are at in the fight to establish a four-year medical school in the Rio Grande Valley.

SAN JUAN, July 23 - One of the most popular components of Operation Lone Star, the free dental care, will not be available when the program starts along the South Texas border region next week.

LAREDO, July 1 - On July 1, 1966, the Medicare program was officially launched.